Broward

March 5, 2009

donate baby items to st. luke's church

The St. Luke Catholic Church Ladies' Club has been collecting funds from its membership in order to buy cribs for the Respect Life office in Margate. Each weekend in March, a crib or playpen will be placed inside the church, at 2370 Hammock Blvd., in Coconut Creek. People are asked to help donate some of the items on the Baby Shower wish list and place them in the crib or playpen. Items on the wish list include diapers (newborn, 3, 4 and 5), cloth diapers with plastic pants, baby wipes, baby shampoo, lotion and wash, bottles, crib sheets, towels and washcloths, baby formula, baby food and infant clothing (up to two-years-old for boys).

All of the items will be donated to Respect Life, along with the cribs the Ladies' Club is buying. If anyone has a used cribs, infant car seats, playpens, strollers or carriages that are no longer being used, call 954-977-7769. Call Club President Eileen Ferrigno at 954-979-5179 or fax 954-979-2138.

ENTER IN SENIOR IDOL competition

Holy Cross Hospital is sponsoring 'Senior Idol.' The competition is open to seniors 65 and older.

Prizes include a $1,000 cash prize, free pass to ride Tri-Rail for one year and more. Auditions will be on April 2 at Holy Cross Hospital, 4725 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale.

The competition is open to solo singers that are residents of Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties. Only 12 participants will be selected during the auditions by a panel of judges. Audition finalists must be available to perform at the final competition scheduled for May 12.

To register for an audition time, please call 954-351-7804 by 5 p.m. on March 31.